El Capitan had already won eight in a row and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Golden Valley Cougars. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Gauchos also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
El Capitan never let Golden Valley on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-6, 25-11.
El Capitan got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Anushka Elwin out in front who had four digs and two aces. Elwin is crushing it when it comes to aces: she's served at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Danica Roden, who had eight digs and two aces.
El Capitan is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Golden Valley, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
El Capitan is on the road again on Tuesday to play Buhach Colony at 6:00 p.m. As for Golden Valley, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars dukes it out withTigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. They are facing Los Banos at the right time seeing as Los Banos is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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